[Experimental study on effects of self-made miniature axial flow blood pump as left ventricle assistance for postischemic heart].

Objective: To evaluate the effects of self-made miniature axial flow blood pump as left ventricle assistance for postischemic heart.

Methods: Sixteen adult healthy sheep were divided into two groups of 8 sheep. After acute left heart failure was induced by selective ligation of the left anterior descending branch of coronary artery for 1.

[Clinical effect of femoral cannulation via artificial vessel in operation for aortic dissection].

Objective: To evaluate the effect of femoral cannulation via artificial vessel in operation for aortic dissection.

Methods: Operation through femoral cannulation via artificial vessel was performed upon 159 patients with aortic dissection, 89 of Stanford type A and 70 of Stanford type B. An artificial vessel was anastomosed end-to-side to the femural artery.